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The airplane appears to be an Albatros B.II.

Yes, I think so: www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl/zbiory_sz.php?ido=4&w=a en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatros_B.II

I believe this is actually an Albatros B.I aircraft, based on the three-bay wing (note the three sets of struts on the starboard wing). Adding to any further potential confusion regarding the Albatros B.I and the B.II, is the fact that several B.I aircraft had their wings rebuilt into a two-bay configuration (like that of the subsequent B.II).

Almost an Albatros C.1, but not.

It does seem like something early from Albatros-Flugzeugwerke, but it seems hard to be more specific.

On this plane — pardon me for not knowing the terminology here — the plate just behind the propellor seems to be a flat square, while in most of the ones I can find pictures of, e.g. the B.I (1913), the B. II (1914), the C.I (1915) — the same assembly seems to be more of a pyramid or cone shape at that junction.

By the time they got to the C.V (1916), the overall design starts looking more rounded & sleek than what we see in this photo, which seems to have a boxier overall airframe. So it does seem to be something in the Albatros B.x or Albatros C.(I, II, III, IV) range.

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Maybe an ALBATROS C-1 C-2?

Definitely NOT an Albatros - none of which have ailerons like that. More likely it is from the US west coast as it shares a certain degree of similarity to the Boeing model C floatplane although the Boeing is more advanced with regard to roll control.

Good catch — you're right, the trailing edge of the wing is different.

It definitely looks like an American design to me. There are two vertical block radiators just in front of the leading edge of the top wing. This is very "Wright-Martin" looking stuff... or similar American producer, Thomas perhaps, prior to the Thomas-Morse merger.

No Wikipedia article. German pilot apparently, he piloted the Rohrbach Ro II in 1923 (a seaplane, so not the plane in the picture)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_endurance_record indicates that Landmann held the world record for length of flight very briefly, from June 29, 1914 until July 11, 1914

What a great project, thank you very much!

Landmann is posing with an early Albatros, probably a B.I or B.II. Here's a B.I from San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives and a photo of a B.II at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna, by flickr member jens.lilienthal I think it's probably a version of the B.I, as the picture shows three sets of struts and the B.II had two sets per side. Engines varied in both types.

Here is a short biography of Landmann- airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/werner-landmann-roh...